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2018年4月4日星期三

Updated: Joining census lawsuit is Emanuel's latest legal move against Trump administration

Topspin

Chicago and Illinois have gotten in on the lawsuit against the federal government over a citizenship question on the 2020 census, the latest legal action from Mayor Rahm Emanuel against President Donald Trump's administration.

The lawsuit was filed in New York, but Emanuel and state Attorney General Lisa Madigan said Tuesday that they're on board.

The mayor has made opposing the Trump administration a priority in a city where Hillary Clinton handily won in the 2016 presidential election and much of the large Hispanic population opposes the president's agenda on immigration.

The city last year sued the Justice Department to try to prevent Attorney General Jeff Sessions from withholding public safety grant money from cities that don't cooperate with immigration agents. And it has filed various court briefs in support of efforts to oppose the Trump administration's attempts to restrict travel to the U.S. from majority Muslim countries.

Emanuel created a $1 million "legal protection fund" to help immigrants fighting possible deportation, and he has taken every opportunity to publicly rip Trump's efforts to weaken or do away with the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

Democrats behind the latest lawsuit worry that asking about citizenship will depress immigrants' participation in the census, which could make a difference in the population count of a diverse city like Chicago. If the city and state show lower numbers in the census, they could get less federal money and fewer members in Congress.

White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders has said the census citizenship question is "necessary for the Department of Justice to protect voters, specifically to help us better comply with the Voting Rights Act, which is something that's important and a part of this process." (John Byrne)

What's on tap

*Mayor Emanuel has no public events scheduled.

*Gov. Bruce Rauner has no public events scheduled.

*Attorney General Lisa Madigan will hold a downtown news conference about training hospital staff to care for sexual assault victims.

*Two Illinois House committees meet at the Bilandic Building, including one to talk about President Donald Trump's infrastructure plan.

From the notebook

*Too late? Illinois is in line to receive $13 million from the federal government to help beef up election security, but officials on Tuesday raised questions about whether the money will make it to the counties that need it in time for the November election.

The money is part of a $380 million pot of funding intended to be doled out to the sates and was included in a federal spending bill approved by President Donald Trump in late March. Illinois is one of the states that had its voter data hacked in 2016.

Cristina Cray, director of legislation at the State Board of Elections, told a panel of lawmakers Tuesday that the board was expecting to have the money in hand within 40 to 50 days, but wasn't sure how it would be distributed.

"I don't want to rush to spend that," Cray said. "I want to do whatever we can in the next seven months, but I want to use that money wisely."

Some counties might be needier than others, said Noah Praetz, director of elections at the Cook County Clerk's office. He said Cook already is beefing up election security and that the county was in good shape to continue as planned. He said he was concerned about smaller counties that have fewer resources and aren't already in the process of improving their security measures.

"This is a weak link problem, and that's where most of the attention and resources need to be focused as quickly as possible," Praetz said. He warned that distributing the money to those needier counties in such a short time is "going to be a fairly large bureaucratic challenge." (Kim Geiger)

*Quick spin: The city announced it's awarding more than $440,000 to Catholic Charities, Phalanx Family Services and a the Chicago Citywide Literacy Coalition to help implement its municipal ID program. The groups are tasked with telling people about it and helping them apply.

What we're writing

*Pritzker: Raise state tax rate, boost exemptions while working on a graduated income tax.

*Illinois lawmakers weigh sports gambling, as NBA and MLB officials back the idea.

*O'Hare's on-time performance improves, moves from bottom of the pile to middle.

*Metra to end ticket sales on its website, but Ventra app unaffected.

*Deerfield bans assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.

What we're reading

*Fewer deaths, but more recalls from kids' products, report finds.

*40 comedies from the past 40 years that changed the way we talk.

*Parson's Chicken & Fish, Revolution Brewing team up on beer.

Follow the money

*Track Illinois campaign contributions in real time here and here.

Beyond Chicago

*President Trump says he'll send military to border with Mexico.

*Remembering MLK 50 years after his death.

*Dutch attorney sentenced in Mueller probe.

*Oklahoma teacher strike continues.

Illinois lawmakers to discuss sports betting today

Topspin

State senators on Tuesday are scheduled to talk about whether Illinois should allow sports gambling if the federal law banning it is ever lifted.

The proposal comes from Democratic state Sen. Napoleon Harris, a former NFL linebacker from Harvey. It would allow Illinois casinos to take wagers on amateur, professional and college sports and manage an internet platform for taking bets, provided the online service is limited to state residents.

A Senate panel will hear testimony during a committee hearing Tuesday at the Bilandic Building, but no votes are scheduled.

Federal law prohibits sports wagering in all but four states, and Harris' proposal would only kick in if that changes. The U.S. Supreme Court is considering a New Jersey case that stems from former Gov. Chris Christie's attempt to legalize sports betting there.

Sen. Steve Stadelman, the Senate's Gaming Committee chairman, said Tuesday's hearing is meant to address several lingering questions about what sports betting could look like in Illinois, including how it would be taxed and regulated. He noted that several other states have prepared legislation with the expectation that the Supreme Court will overturn the federal ban.

Tom Swoik, a lobbyist with the Illinois Casino Gaming Association, said the organization supports allowing sports betting to make up for business lost to video gambling in bars and restaurants. But he said the tax rates in the existing state proposal are too high.

"If the taxes and these fees that are paid to operate sports books are so high, then the payouts can't be as high as sometimes what's being paid out in illegal betting," Swoik said. "People are still going to continue to do the illegal betting because they can get a higher payout."

Not included in Harris' bill are regulations for daily fantasy sports. State lawmakers' efforts to rein in companies like FanDuel and DraftKings have stalled in recent years. (Bill Lukitsch)

What's on tap

*Mayor Rahm Emanuel is in Ireland, where he'll get an honorary degree at National University of Ireland-Galway.

*Gov. Bruce Rauner has no public events scheduled.

*Attorney General Lisa Madigan will release a report about product recalls.

*An Illinois Senate committee meets to talk about sports betting, and an Illinois House committee will talk about election security, both at the Bilandic Building.

*The Chicago Community Trust President and CEO Helene D. Gayle will be at the City Club of Chicago.

From the notebook

*Clinton in Chicago next week: Hillary Clinton is scheduled to speak at a fundraising event in Chicago next week for the Ida B. Wells Legacy Committee, according to the group.

It said Clinton will speak at its first fundraising lunch on April 12. The PAC supports African-American women for office and is chaired by Clinton supporter Delmarie Cobb.

*Vallas trivia: As his attorney said he would last week, Paul Vallas filed paperwork Monday to start a campaign fund for a mayoral bid.

A few bits of trivia could be gleaned from the filing: The fund will be hosted at Busey Bank in Plainfield, and leftover money if the committee folds would go to the Haitian Relief Organization. His campaign treasurer is brother Dean Vallas.

What we're writing

*Court strikes down Chicago Park District pension plan.

*McCarthy floats O'Hare casino plan.

*Main bank for Illinois' medical marijuana industry is pulling out, leaving some operators to deal in cash.

*Illinois law requires cops to take reports for every sexual assault allegation, get training for sensitivity toward victims.

*Lawsuits target ex-Chicago detective, alleging he framed men in murder cases.

*Illinois pork farmer on Chinese tariffs: "Our worst fears seem to be coming true."

What we're reading

*Organizers of last summer's Pokemon Go Fest agree to settle for nearly $1.6 million.

*Synthetic pot leaves two dead and dozens hospitalized in Chicago area, central Illinois.

*David Axelrod had Charles Barkley on his podcast.

Follow the money

*Campaign finance reports for the first quarter are due later this month, but early birds are already filing.

*Track Illinois campaign contributions in real time here and here.

Beyond Chicago

*Trump raises idea of Putin visit to White House.

*Winnie Madikizela-Mandela dies.

*Tech troubles fuel stock drop.

*Kentucky teachers rally. Oklahoma teachers walk out.

2018年4月3日星期二

Huawei profit rises to 47b yuan for 2017

ZDNet Tech Today - Asia

April 3, 2018

Huawei profit rises to 47b yuan for 2017

Huawei's carrier, consumer, and enterprise business groups all rose during the year, with the Chinese networking giant only seeing a revenue drop in the Americas region.

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Alibaba fully acquires food delivery platform Ele.me in $9.5b deal

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Yahoo Japan deploys single-socket AMD EPYC 7000 series processors

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